Posted by the ghetto intellectual on 2/2/2010
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I stumbled upon this fascinating blog on Igbo genealogy. Enjoy! GI
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See also:
A Genetic Migration Story of a Nigerian Igbo
Where do the Igbo come from? What are their origins beyond the 1,100 plus years of the Nri Kingdom, which is considered the heart of Igbo nationality?
We know that we are Igbo, and we know that we are proud to be Igbo. Exploration into the origins of the Igbo does not imply we are somehow unsatisfied with our own history, but instead, I find it an admirable journey to explore our origins, which in turn results into an exploration of African peoples. This journey into the African past requires diligence of anyone who chooses to embark on this path. Like Earth Wind and Fire sing, “You need devotion…” That’s all you need. =)
For me, this exploration is in line with this Igbo proverb told to me by my father: “Until lions have their own historians, the tale of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.”
The time is now for the lion to rise up and tell her/his story, to reclaim the past in order to change the present course and in turn the future.
“The Nri Kingdom – is the oldest Kingdom in Nigeria. It was founded around 900AD by the progenitor, Eri, the son of Gad. According to biblical accounts, Jacob had Leah as his wife who begot four sons for him. When Leah noticed she had passed child-bearing age, she gave her maid – servant, Zilpah to Jacob to wife, and through Zilpah he had a son named Gad. Gad then bigot Eri, who later formed a clan known as Erites vide Genesis Chapter 30 verse 9; 46 verse 16 and Numbers chapter 26 verses 15-19. Eri was therefore amongst the twelve tribes of Israel via Gad.
During their stay in Egypt Eri became the high priest and spiritual adviser to Pharaoh Teti, the fifth dynastic king of Egypt around 2400 BC. During the Exodus, which marked the beginning of the mass movement of the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Eri was amongst the tribe that left Egypt following the injunction from God to the Israelites (see Deuteronomy chapter 28 verses 58 – 68). Some of these tribes founded settlements in the southern part of Sudan, where they established the “Nok” culture, which is similar to that of other (sun Cult) culture, like Nri, Fiji, Samoa, and Jukun in the Northern part of Nigeria and elsewhere. But others who could not remain in the Southern Sudan traveled further South, some branched off to Jukun, in Northern part of Nigeria, others continued and arrived at the confluence of Rivers Niger and Anambara known as “Ezu-na-Ọmambala” and settled there while some veered off to the Island of Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean. An intelligence report notes that the Fijians have the same sun culture with the people of Nri.
read more @ Migration Stories
Where do the Igbo come from? What are their origins beyond the 1,100 plus years of the Nri Kingdom, which is considered the heart of Igbo nationality?
We know that we are Igbo, and we know that we are proud to be Igbo. Exploration into the origins of the Igbo does not imply we are somehow unsatisfied with our own history, but instead, I find it an admirable journey to explore our origins, which in turn results into an exploration of African peoples. This journey into the African past requires diligence of anyone who chooses to embark on this path. Like Earth Wind and Fire sing, “You need devotion…” That’s all you need. =)
For me, this exploration is in line with this Igbo proverb told to me by my father: “Until lions have their own historians, the tale of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.”
The time is now for the lion to rise up and tell her/his story, to reclaim the past in order to change the present course and in turn the future.
“The Nri Kingdom – is the oldest Kingdom in Nigeria. It was founded around 900AD by the progenitor, Eri, the son of Gad. According to biblical accounts, Jacob had Leah as his wife who begot four sons for him. When Leah noticed she had passed child-bearing age, she gave her maid – servant, Zilpah to Jacob to wife, and through Zilpah he had a son named Gad. Gad then bigot Eri, who later formed a clan known as Erites vide Genesis Chapter 30 verse 9; 46 verse 16 and Numbers chapter 26 verses 15-19. Eri was therefore amongst the twelve tribes of Israel via Gad.
During their stay in Egypt Eri became the high priest and spiritual adviser to Pharaoh Teti, the fifth dynastic king of Egypt around 2400 BC. During the Exodus, which marked the beginning of the mass movement of the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Eri was amongst the tribe that left Egypt following the injunction from God to the Israelites (see Deuteronomy chapter 28 verses 58 – 68). Some of these tribes founded settlements in the southern part of Sudan, where they established the “Nok” culture, which is similar to that of other (sun Cult) culture, like Nri, Fiji, Samoa, and Jukun in the Northern part of Nigeria and elsewhere. But others who could not remain in the Southern Sudan traveled further South, some branched off to Jukun, in Northern part of Nigeria, others continued and arrived at the confluence of Rivers Niger and Anambara known as “Ezu-na-Ọmambala” and settled there while some veered off to the Island of Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean. An intelligence report notes that the Fijians have the same sun culture with the people of Nri.
read more @ Migration Stories
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